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When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.

― Billy Graham

Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great interest to me and a character I would really love to play. Or a character in a Tennessee Williams play, maybe Tom in 'The Glass Menagerie.

― Adhir Kalyan

All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have, in turn, been able to embody their characters and lose themselves in those characters that they create.

― Adhir Kalyan

I create a playlist for each and every character that I play.

― Adhir Kalyan

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience. I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet and sing. I'd like to incorporate that into a character.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast. I made a concerted effort, last year and this year, to get a range of characters, just to show people the range that I have, and for them to be able to see the artistry beyond the color.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Different Characters

I'm known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I'm known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.

― Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.

― Adepero Oduye

On the last day of every character I've ever played, I lay the clothes out on the floor with the shoes and socks, so that it looks like the character has literally vanished. That's the way you have to leave them.

In some ways, what I learned is that you can take a character and breathe with them, and its up to the audience to interpret rather than you putting moral stamp on the character.

I come from a theater background, so I always like to dissect the scene and try to get some hint about what the author was trying to get at. I still look up the meaning of the name of the character to see if there are any clues in that.

― Adina Porter

Story = Character + Predicament + Attempted Extrication. - Jonathan Gottschall

Jonathan Gottschall

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